Descendants of Jacob Sherrill

Descendants of of Jacob Sherrill
submitted by Virginia Freeman Taylor

Transcribed from Jacob Sherrill, Son of Adam and Elizabeth and Some of Their Descendants by William Andrew Sherrill, published 1983.

SECTION 2

Samuel Wilson Sherrill, The first child of Jacob Sherrill, Sr. And Hulda Wilson, and Some of Their Descendants

The following Information was recorded by William Andrew Sherrill on May 16, 1967. It was obtained from Frances Hodges Notes; Mrs. Jean Smith; Rebekah Oliver; W. E. Sherrill; Wilson County, Tennessee Marriage Records dated Jan 19, 1820; Family Bible; Will of Samuel Wilson Sherrill dated Sep 29, 1823. Thurman Glenn furnished information on Hughe Sherrill and information on Alanson Nunnion Sherrill was taken from Samuel B. Sherrill ledger. Also see additional information from Virgil Prichard of Tucson, AZ.

7.1. SAMUEL WILSON SHERRILL b. March 21, 1758 in Rowan Co. NC. He died at 25 min. after 3 PM on October 12, 1823 in Wilson Co. TN. He was m. Jan 17, 1782 in Lincoln Co., NC, to Elizabeth Thomas, a sister of Annie Thomas, and daughter of Jacob Thomas and Margaret Brevard. James Thomas was Bondsman for Samuel & Elizabeth. Samuel Wilson Sherrill was a NC soldier in the American Revolution. He and his wife moved about 1792 to Wilson Co., TN. He built one of the first houses on Barton's Creek ca 1800, about 2 miles S.W. of what is now the town of Lebanon. (There is a note at this point that Samuel Wilson Sherrill and his brother Abel were ancestors of Eudora Sherrill. Also that Samuel Wilson Sherrill and Elizabeth Thomas were ancestors of the compiler of this book.) Issue were:

1. Hugh Sherrill b. Dec. 26, 1782 probably in Lincoln, NC. d. infancy.
2. Margaret "Peggy" Sherrill, b. Sep. 14. 1784, probably Lincoln Co., NC. married William S. Donnell on Oct. 12, 1820. d. 1866. (See information on Donnell family, Research by Virgil Prichard.)
3. Archibald Sherrill b. May 26, 1786 probably in Lincoln Co., NC. m.(1) Sept. 26, 1809 Elizabeth Anderson, (2) on Jul 12, 1819 to Agnes Moss. Archibald d. Jun. 27, 1853 buried first at Rice Cemetery then moved to the Sherrill Cemetery in Gladesville, TN. Details later.
4. Samuel Wilson Sherrill (Jr.) b. Jul. 26, 1788 probably in Lincoln, NC. m. Eva Sheets.
5. Hulda Sherrill, b. Feb. 27, 1791 probably in Lincoln, NC. m. Eddings Chandler. License issued Jan. 11, 1811.
6. Anne Sherrill b. Feb. 14, 1791 in Wilson Co., TN. m. (1) Bailey Chandler, (2) Gabriel Chandler.
7. Elizabeth Thomas Sherrill, b. Sep.14, 1796 in Wilson Co.,TN. m. Amos Bone.
8. Rebeckah S. Sherrill, b. Jun. 6, 1800 in Wilson Co., TN. m Jan. 19, 1820 to Zachariah Tolliver. d. Nov. 6, 1874.
9. Reuanna Newman Sherrill, b. Aug. 17, 1802 in Wilson Co., TN. m. John Perkins, License issued Feb. 8, 1827. d. May 20, 1846.
10. Hughe Sherrill, b. May 5, 1806 in Wilson Co. TN. m. Jane Scoby Feb. 18, 1829. d.Jul. 28, 1836.
11. Alanson Nunnion Sherrill, b. Sep. 9, 1808 in Wilson Co. TN. m. Elizabeth (?). d. Mar. 1, 1832.

CORRECTIONS TO Jacob Sherrill, Son of Adam and Elizabeth and Some of Their Descendants by William Andrew Sherrill, 1983.)

From letter, dated Christmas 1990, Virgil Prichard to VLT:

On page 133 of Bill Sherrill's genealogy it states that the mother and father of Annie Thomas were Joseph Thomas and Margaret Brevard. I think you can safely change that to Jacob Thomas and Margaret Brevard. I became suspicious about that information last year when I was in Utah. At that time I thought the mistake might be on Margaret Brevard's side. However, having corresponded with the people from whom he obtained the information and with others in North Carolina, I have now decided that Jacob and Margaret were our ancestors. Wanda Clark, whose name is listed as having provided the information states that she mistakenly recorded that information. Joseph was indeed a brother of Jacob but not Margaret's husband. On page 46 of that genealogy, Elizabeth Thomas is given as SAMUEL WILSON SHERRILL'S wife. That is correct but you may wish to record that she was a sister of Annie and, therefore, also the daughter of Jacob and Margaret. (Lots of inbreeded in our family but has it affected us much ???)

The following are excerpts from a manuscript provided by Wanda L. Clark.

It is presumed that Samuel Wilson Sherrill was the first born child of Jacob Sherrill and Hulda(h) Wilson since he was born approximately four months before his father's nineteenth birthday. Also, at this time, no earlier proven birth date is available for any of their children. Samuel Wilson Sherrill, the first Sherrill to be so named in the line of Jacob and Hulda, was born March 21, 1758, in North Carolina, in one of the counties in the area where his family settled.

He married Elizabeth Thomas on January 11, 1782, probably in Rowan County, North Carolina. James Thomas went his bond. Her parentage has not been determined but it appears that James Thomas was a close relative.5 In the Lincoln County, North Carolina records, there appears a deed showing that Samuel W. Sherrill sold 70 acres of land to Isaac Litton on May 21, 1797. He sold 90 acres of land to Wesley Litton, on May 29, 1797, and 300 acres to Andrew Miller on January 13, 1798. It seems reasonable to assume that it was shortly after this that he and his family, together with his father and mother and brothers and sisters, except Jacob Sherrill, Jr. and his family moved to Wilson County, Tennessee. As far as is known, he moved about two miles southwest of what is now the town of Lebanon, Tennessee, immediately upon arriving from North Carolina. He settled on Barton's Creek, and about 1800 built the first house there. He remained on his land for the rest of his life.

Samuel Wilson Sherrill and Elizabeth, his wife, had eleven known children. The first, named Hugh, died in infancy. The tenth they also named Hugh (e). It is believed that they added the terminal "e" to distinguish between the two boys. Most of the information on the eleven children was recorded in an old family Bible in the possession of Robert William Sherrill, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1967.6 Mrs. Acklin also recorded the information from the Bible in her book. By: Wanda L. Clark

I have in my possession the following document:

KNOW YE, THAT WE, for and in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Shillings for every Hundred Acres hereby granted, paid into our Treasury by Samuel Wilson Sherrill have Given and Granted, and by these Presents do Give and Grant unto said Samuel Wilson Sherrill, a Tract of land containing Three hundred Acres, lying and being in our county of Burke----On the South side of the Catawba River Joining the lines of Jacob Sherrill and John Roberson Beginning at a stake on the Bank of the River Jacob Sherrels lower corner running then South with his land sixty six chains to a Post Oak said Sherrls Corner thence West with said Sherrels Line fourteen chains Twenty five Links to a Black Oak then South Twenty two Chains to a Black Oak thence East forty six chins Fifty Links to a pine on John Robersons line thence with said Robersons line North Twenty seven degrees East Twenty five Chains to a Branch crossing same Course Eleven fifty Links to a stake on the bank of the River between two Beech trees ---?---forcorner thence up the River the Various Courses thereof to the Beginning Including a field Cleared by the said Sherrill and a fishing place as by the Plat hereunto annexed doth appear; together with all Woods, Waters, Minerals, Hereditaments and Appurtenances, to the said Land belonging or appertaining. To hold to the said Samuel Wilson Sherrill his Heirs and assigns for ever Yielding and paying to us such Sums of Money yearly, or otherwise, as our General Assembly from time to time may direct: PROVIDED ALWAYS that the said Samuel Wilson Sherrill shall cause this Grant to be registered in the Register's Office of our said County of Burke within Twelve Months from the Date hereof, otherwise the same shall be void and of no Effect. IN TESTIMONY whereof, we have caused our Great Seal to be hereunto affixed:

Witness RICHARD CASWELL, Esquire, our Governor, Captain General, and Commander in Chief, at Kingston7 the fourteenth Day of March in the fourth Year of our Independence, and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty.

By His Excelly's Come
(Signed) I Glasqon, Sec.
R. C. Caswell

THE WILL OF SAMUEL WILSON SHERRILL
Copied from Wilson County Tennessee book of wills (1819-1823) pp 505 & 506, and furnished by Thurman D. Glenn.

In the name of God Amen, I Samuel W. Sherrill Senr of Wilson County and State of Tennessee am low in body but of perfect mind and memory do make ordain and constitute this my last will and testament in manner of form as follows to wit.

First I will that after my decease that all of my just debts be paid by my executrix & executor as I shall hereafter name
Secondly I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth Sherrill all the following property enduring her widowhood that is to say the tract of land that I now live on all my household and kitchen furniture also all my stock of every kind all my farming tools & utensils my wagon & gear also my Negro boy named Amos with the following exceptions that is to say that my wife shall make my three children is now living with us Ruanna Hugh & Alanson Nunan Sherrill, equal in property to those of my children that have married & left us out of the above property willed to my wife that is to say when they become of age and further it is my will that my wife dispose of any of the above property in schooling and raising the above named children. It is my will that if my wife should marry that she be entitled to a child's part of the above estate
Thirdly after the death or marriage of my wife Elizabeth, I give and bequeath to my loving son Alanson Nuenan Sherrill a part of that tract of land that I now live on that is to say the west side of the creek also the legacy that is coming to me from my father's estate the amount not known to him & his heirs forever.
Fourthly I give & bequeath unto my son Hugh Sherrill the other part of my tract of land that is to say the east side of the creek and the creek to be the line between my two sons. to him and his heirs forever.
Sixthly (Sic) after the marriage or death of my loving wife I will that all my property of every kind that is not willed be sold or divided as they think most proper and be equally divided between the following named children Peggy Donnell, Archibald Sherrill, Samuel W. Sherrill, Huldy Chanler, Betsy Thomas Bone Rebecca Tolliver and Ruanna Sherrill to them and their heirs forever.
Lastly I nominate and appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Sherrill and my son Archibald Sherrill my executrix & Executor, to this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal the 29th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three Samuel W. Sherrill, Sr. No bond or security will be required of the executors.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
John W. Peyton
Wm. Thomas
State of Tennessee
Wilson County Court December seven 1823

From History of Wilson County, Tennessee. No longer standing is the house built in 1797-98 by Samuel Wilson Sherrill on Barton's Creek near the crossing of the Tucker's Gap Road. It was a landmark for many years. The house was built of hewn cedar logs, the door shutters made of split boards smoothed with the drawing knife and nailed together with hand-wrought nails.

Margaret Sherrill, second child of Samuel Wilson Sherrill and Elizabeth Thomas And her Descendants

The following information was obtained from Jean Smith, Charlotte Lewis and Wanda Clark. It was recorded into the records of W.A.S. on Jun 28, 1967.

7.1.2. Margaret Sherrill, second child of Samuel Wilson Sherrill and Elizabeth Thomas was b. Sep. 24, 1784. She married William S. Cedar Bill Donnell ca. 1806 in Wilson Co., TN. William S. Donnell was born 1775-79 in Guilford, NC. He was the son of William Donnell and Mary Bell. He d. in 1847 and Margaret Sherrill d. in 1866, both in Wilson Co., TN. Issue:
1. Mary Elizabeth Donnell, b. 1807 in Wilson Co., TN. m. Rev. David Bird Moore Nov. 3, 1830 in Wilson Co. Marriage bond dated Nov. 3, 1830, Robert Donnell, Surety & T. Provine, Minister. Issue:
...1. Margaret Elizabeth Moore m. Abel Rufus Sherrill. Issue:
.......1. Eudora Sherrill (These were the ancestors of Claudine Talley Sims.)
2. Samuel Wilson Donnell, b. 1810 in Wilson Co. TN. m. Martha Willis Hearne on Jun. 2, 1831. d. 1880 in Williamson, TX.
3. Martha Jane Donnell was b. Jul. 2, 1812 in Wilson Co. TN, m. ca 1833 to John Shorter, Sr.
4. Robert Bell Donnell was b. Nov. 20. 1815 in Wilson Co. TN, m. Annis Lee on Oct. 20, 1836 d. Dec. 10, 1884.
5. Mary Margaret Donnell, no information other than she married her cousin, Boad Sherrill.

Archibald Sherrill, third child of Samuel Wilson Sherrill and Elizabeth Thomas And His Descendants

The following information was recorded by William Andrew Sherrill, Jr. on Jan 26, 1968. It was obtained from Jean Smith, Mrs. H. P. Hopkins, Wanda Clark, Tennessee Marriage Bonds, Tombstones (W. A. Sherrill, Jr., first visited Archibald Sherrill's present grave in Nov. 1967.

7.1.3A. Archibald Sherrill b.26 May 1786 in Rowan Co., NC. He was m. (1) to Nancy Elizabeth Anderson, Sep 26, 1809 in Wilson Co., TN. She was b. Sep 26. (?), the daughter of William Anderson. Their Marriage License, Surety A. Sherrill & Gabriel Chandler. Archibal Sherrill was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was m. (2) to Agnes Moss. He d. Jun 27. 1853. He was buried first in Rice Cemetery, Gladeville, TN and his remains were moved to the Sherrill Cemetery in Gladeville, Wilson Co., TN. Archibald and Nancy Elizabeth were ancestors of William Andrew Sherrill Jr., through their son Samuel Wilson Sherrill and dau. Nancy Burdine Sherrill.

1. Samuel Wilson Sherrill was b. Nov 13, 1813 Wilson Co., TN. He m. Eliza Ann Bomar, Jan 15 1895. He was buried in the Sherrill Cemetery, Wilson Co. TN. (q.v.)
2. William Anderson Sherrill, b. Sep 26, 1815 in Wilson Co., TN. He m. (1), Martha Martin, (2) Mrs. (?) Davis. He d. Sep 18, (year unknown).
3. Nancy Burdine Sherrill, b. 1811 in Wilson Co. TN. She m. Merritt Caraway Nov 23, 1830. She d. Aug 27, 1835.
4. Louis Wesley Sherrill, b. 1817 in Wilson Co., TN. M. Eliza Burns ca 1842. D.. Feb 28, 1869.
5. John Washington Sherrill, b. Apr 1814 in Wilson Co., TN. D.. Sep 1814.

The above children of Archibald are not in chronological order. We are not certain of these birthdates descending lines will be numbered as shown.

The following information was recorded by William Andrew Sherrill, Jr., on Feb 16, 1968. It was obtained from Mrs. Ernest Hutcherson, Mrs. Hazel Hopkins, Hugh Virgil Sherrill, Sherrill Family Journal, by Samuel Burdon Sherrill, Sr., dated Jackson, Mississippi, 1893, now (1978) in possession of the compiler.

7.1.3B. Archibald Sherrill, after the death of his first wife, obtained a marriage license on Dec 7, 1819, the bond being signed by himself and Sam W. Sherrill. His second wife was Agnes Moss, born in 1866. She was buried in the Rice Cemetery, Gladeville, Tennessee. Had issue:
6. David Alanson Sherrill, b. Jun 6, 1820. m. Betty Collier. died near Little Rock, AR.
7. John F. Sherrill, M.D., b. Oct.10, 1822. m. Mabel Temple.d. Aug 10,1890.
8. Alexander Newton Sherrill, b. Oct 30, 1823 in Wilson Co., TN. m. Parthena H. Mason on Jan 13, 1846.
9. Archibald Porter Sherrill, b. Dec 26, 1824. M. Martha Adkinson. Died Jan 31, 1891. Buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN.
10. Albert Rush Sherrill, M.D., b. 26 Feb 1826 (?) in Wilson Co., TN. Married (1), Mrs. White; (2), Mrs. Howard; (3), Mrs. Barrett , and (4), Mrs. Matthews. D. March 1908 in Sherrill, Arkansas. Buried in Bellwood Cemetery, Pine Bluff, AR. Sherrill, AR, was named for him.
11. Elizabeth Ann Sherrill, b. Aug 27, 1827. m. William Temple. D. Mar 27, 1868.
12. Martha Jane Sherrill, b. Jul 18, 1820. m. John F. Clemmons.
13. Erastus Hall Sherrill, b. Feb 17, 1831. m. Sarah Collier.
14. Robert Amzi Sherrill, b. 2 Feb 1932. m. Betty Collier Sherrill, widow of David A. Sherrill. d. Sep 6, 1860.
15. Calvin Uriah Sherrill, b. Jun 2, 1834. Died in infancy.
16. Lavina Frances Sherrill, b. Dec 24, 1835. m. John Temple. d. Dec 11, 1864.
17. Hugh Newton Sherrill, M.D., b. Aug 7, 1837. m. Mary E.Hardy, Sep 1865. d. Jul 18, 1903.
18. Thomas Adolphus Sherrill, b. Apr 4, 1841. m. Annie Bostick.
19. Llewellyn P. Wallace Sherrill, b. Mar 30, 1843 in Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN. m. Julia Emma Mason, Oct 21, 1869.d. Mar 6, 1900.
20. Miriam Josephine Sherrill, b. 16 May 1846. Unmarried. d. May 8, 1862.

Tennessee Cousins by Hayes has this to say:
Fletcher Sullivan died near Gladeville on 20 Nov 1817. His age was not given, but his wife, Mary, was born in 1750 and died in 1822. Archibald Sherrill, born 1786, obtained a license to marry Fletcher's daughter, Sally Sullivan. Nowhere have we been able to discover where this marriage took place, or even if it did.

Archibald Sherrill was first buried on the old Shorter Place, near Gladeville, Tennessee, but about 1957 one of his grandsons, Edgar Bomar Sherrill, had his remains removed from that abandoned cemetery (His tombstone was the only one left standing) to the Sherrill Family cemetery at Gladeville, Tennessee.

The man who removed his remains said that only his skull with all teeth in perfect condition and his leg bone below the knee were all that was left. He also said that Archibald must have been 6 feet 4-7 inches tall, judging by that leg bone, since he, himself, was a few inches over 6 feet and the leg bone was a couple of inches longer than his own. He also said that Archibald's skull was massive but well formed.

Dr. Hugh N. Sherrill described his father as follows: "My father was about 6 feet high, erect, square built, smooth features and fair skin, a man of decided convictions, careful on taking a stand on any subject, but once settled he remained firm. I think as perfect a type of true nobleman as the world ever produced."

The tract of land upon which was built the home of Archibald Sherrill was first patented to General Andrew Jackson on March 7, 1796, by the State of North Carolina and by him was sold to Archibald Sherrill, 22 September 1815 and was later owned by Samuel Wilson Sherrill, Archibald's oldest son.

The information regarding the land is by Jane Katherine Sherrill Armijo and is dated September 8, 1966.

It is on this property that Samuel Wilson Sherrill, established his family cemetery, Title to this family cemetery remains in the hands of the members of the Sherrill family who are descendants of Archibald Sherrill. It is here that, Samuel Wilson Sherrill III, and his father Archibald Sherrill are buried. This property is located near Gladeville, TN. Archibald's monument in the Sherrill Cemetery at Gladeville, TN reads as follow:
SACRED
In The Memory of
Archibald Sherrill
Born the 26th of May 1786
And departed this life
June the 27th, 1853

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